ASME_B18-18-5M-1998.pdf

7,*&G ASME B18.18.5169-1998 INSPECTIOM AND UUAllTY ASSURAMCE PlAN REQUIRING IN-PROCESS-INSPECTION AND GONTROLS A N A M E R I C A N N A T I O N A L S T A N D A R D i The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Licensee=FMC Technologies/5914950002 Not for Resale,05/13/2009 00:34:56 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-The American Society of Mechanical Engineers A N A M E R I C A N N A T I O N A L S T A N D A R D INSPECTION AND QUAlin ASSURANCE PLAM INSPEETION AND CONTROLS REQUIRING IN-PROEESS ASME B I 8.1 8.5M-1888 Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Licensee=FMC Technologies/5914950002 Not for Resale,05/13/2009 00:34:56 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Date of Issuance:July 22,1998,This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition.There will be no addenda issued to this edition.I ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment that provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not approve,rate,or endorse any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable Letters Patent,nor assumes any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representativeis)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations issued in accordance with governing ASME procedures and policies which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individual volunteers.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990 Copyright O 1998 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Licensee=FMC Technologies/5914950002 Not for Resale,05/13/2009 00:34:56 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-FOREWORD(This Foreword is not part of ASME B18.18.5M-1998.)American National Standards Committee B 18 for the standardization of bolts,screws,nuts,rivets,and similar fasteners was organized in March 1922 as Sectional Committee B I8 under the aegis of the American Engineering Standards Committee(later the American Standards Association,then the United States of America Standards Institute and,as of October 6,1969,the American National Standards Institute,Inc.)with the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as joint sponsors.Subcommittee I8 of Committee BI8 was established in September 1978 to develop documents to cover the quality assurance provisions for internally and externally threaded metric fasteners and accessories or associated parts.At the March 1979 meeting of Subcommittee 18,it was agreed that the quality assurance documents should be circulated for subcommittee consideration as proposed standards.Subcommittee acceptance of the content ensued and the documents were approved by letter ballot to the American National Standards Committee BI8 on March 21,1980.The standards were subsequently approved by the Secretariat and submitted to the American National Standards Institute for designation as an American National Standard;they were designated ANSI B18.18.1M-1982,B18.18.2M-1982,B18.18.3M-1982 and B18.18.4M-1982 and approved on September 14,1982.A periodic review of the standards,undertaken by the subcommittee in 1985.resulted in agreement that the documents be revised to allow them to be used for inch as well as metric products.This was done by deleting the word“metric”from the titles as well as from each place in the standards where it would inhibit the use of the documents for inch as well as metric products.By retaining the“M”in the designator,the standards can be used for both inch and metric products without hav